Thanks to the arrival of steam, the town of Larbert grew from a small village to a major centre of heavy industry and the cutting edge of Victorian hospital care.
Now a considerable commuter town for nearby Falkirk and the cities of Edinburgh, Glasgow and Stirling, the town is served by regular Glasgow - Dunblane and Edinburgh - Dunblane rail services.
The famed Scottish explorer Sir James Bruce of Kinnaird (1730 - 1794), who discovered the source of the Blue Nile in Africa, is buried in Larbert Old Parish Churchyard.
